Wilfred Cantwell Smith, a Hermeneutic of Humanity, and the Islamic State in Pakistan

W. C. Smith, the late great scholar of Islam, wrote extensively in his early career about Pakistan and the Muslims of India. His scholarship modelled a compassionate and affective engagement with the tradition that was rare in histories being written by non-Muslims. His analysis of what unfolded in...

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Auteur principal: Hussain, Syed Adnan (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: School [2019]
Dans: Toronto journal of theology
Année: 2019, Volume: 35, Numéro: 1, Pages: 78-82
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
BJ Islam
KBM Asie
TK Époque contemporaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Pakistan
B Islam
B Islam South Asia
B Wilfred Cantwell Smith
B Islamic State
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Résumé:W. C. Smith, the late great scholar of Islam, wrote extensively in his early career about Pakistan and the Muslims of India. His scholarship modelled a compassionate and affective engagement with the tradition that was rare in histories being written by non-Muslims. His analysis of what unfolded in Pakistan is an important reminder of the ways to avoid thinking of Islam as a dead thing, but rather as a living tradition.
ISSN:1918-6371
Contient:Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/tjt.2018-0127